They obsess over bodily functions (breathing, heartbeat), physical oddities (skin blemishes), and physical discomfort (headaches, stomach aches, lightheadedness).They might worry about a specific organ (brain, heart) or a disease they heard about on the news or at work (MS, diabetes). Many people with health anxiety are often unable to function or enjoy life due to their fears and preoccupations. There are two types of health anxieties: Somatic Symptom Disorder and Illness Anxiety Disorder, formally known as hypochondriasis. The good news was, Dina did not have brain cancer or a brain tumor. Why do I keep feeling this way? Do I really have brain cancer? Is this really happening? As she reread the same articles about symptoms of brain cancer, she began to feel lightheaded. Questions raced through her mind as she tossed and turned, Why did he tell me that? If there was nothing wrong, why would he say come back in six months? What if he missed something? Why do I keep getting headaches and dizziness? Dina felt so anxious she got out of bed and searched the web for answers. Come back in six months if you’re concerned.
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Although their specific fears varied, they all had one thing in common none of them had ever been diagnosed with a series illness and they all related to the following scenario:ĭina felt great after getting a clean bill of health from her physician but as she tried to fall asleep, she dwelled on one statement he made, Tumors can grow at any time. Each shared their worries about moles on the skin, irregular heart palpitations, and numbness and tingling. I recently conducted an online support group for people with all sorts of health fears, from cancer and heart disease to ALS and MS. The illness you fear might not be the illness you have. ADAA is an organization that uniquely benefits anxiety sufferers, therapist, and researchers." The articles I have written and the webinars and videos I have produced for the ADAA website on health anxiety, the fear of driving, and emetophobia, have helped thousands of people around the world and they have generated close to one hundred patients in my private practice. The presentations filled the gaps in my knowledge and I met and become friends with other experts in the field.
Attending my first ADAA conference in 2013 changed that. Although my practice in Los Angeles was focused on treating anxiety disorders, prior to joining ADAA, I did not know other therapists who shared the same specialty.
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Since becoming a member of ADAA and being elected to their Board of Directors, I have completed two books: Break Free from Anxiety and The Emetophobia Manual. "Prior to joining ADAA I wrote and produced several self-help audio programs including The Anxiety Solution Series, a 12-hour audio course, Stress Free, a compilation of six guided meditations, and The Personal Growth Series, a collection of seven hypnosis sessions.
Ken Goodman is an ADAA board member and Clinical Fellow. He is the author of The Anxiety Solution Series: Your Guide to Overcoming Panic, Worry, Compulsions and Fear, A Step-by-Step Self-help Audio Program, Break Free from Anxiety, a coloring, self-help book for anxiety sufferers, and the Emetophobia Manual, for those who suffer with the fear of vomit. Ken Goodman, LCSW, treats anxiety and OCD in Los Angeles. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Resources.
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